Battalion:

[Harry Faversham]

Battalion: British Infantry Unit's Actions from El Alamein to the Elbe, 1942-45

I'm thinking of adding this to my collection, has anyone read it? The book contains accounts of small scale Infantry actions, I just wondered if these might make good wargame scenarios?

[Jemima Fawr]

Yes, it's a very good battalion history, being specifically about the 5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders.  The maps are ok and there's enough detail for lots of scenario ideas.  I'd read it alongside Delaforce's 'Monty's Highlanders' (51 HD History).

[Eclaireur]

+1 really Harry.
It's very well written, an engaging story. There's an action in Sicily against a force of German paras holding a village which is told in considerable detail. A few times been tempted to turn that into a scenario. There's an action during the Tunisian campaign that might also be suitable.
EC 

[Harry Faversham]

Thanks chaps, absolutely spiffing!

 

[has.been]

Harry, another good book to read, especially for a
tanker's eye view of 8th Army, is 'From El Alamein
to Zem Zem'  Don't remember the author's name
 though.

[Andrew_McGuire]

Harry, another good book to read, especially for a
tanker's eye view of 8th Army, is 'From El Alamein
to Zem Zem'  Don't remember the author's name
 though.

That’s by the poet Keith Douglas, who was killed in Normandy.

[has.been]

That’s by the poet Keith Douglas, who was killed in Normandy.

Thanks for that Andrew.

[Jemima Fawr]

That’s by the poet Keith Douglas, who was killed in Normandy.

Funnily enough, I took Eclaireur (above) to the site of his death.

[Truscott Trotter]

EDIT: Ha found it on kindle
https://www.amazon.com.au/kindle-dbs/thankYouPage?_encoding=UTF8&a=A524B1WEJG9SV&action=&asin=B00R88T3NW&noDevicePurchaseAllowed=&subtype=FREE_CHAPTER&targetFiona=A524B1WEJG9SV
amazon has some interesting pricing on this one
   
Price
New from   Used from
Hardcover   
—
$768.57   $987.25
Paperback   
—
$768.57   $768.57
Paperback, December 31, 2000
$5.00
—   $5.00

and in UK

Amazon Price
New from   Used from
Hardcover   
£50.94
—   £50.94
Paperback   
—
—   £60.99
Not available in Oz
So its Abebooks then?

[Harry Faversham]

Mine's a hardback copy, fifteen quid off fleabay.

 

[Truscott Trotter]

Mine's a hardback copy, fifteen quid off fleabay.

 

Well you could sell it on Amazon for  tidy sum one day!
Have bought the kindle edition (3 quid) and started to read it , cracking stuff.

[Melnibonean]

I read this book a long time ago (over 20 years). I recall that it is a great book. Some of the outstanding elements that I remember are the unit actions in North Africa, particularly when they got caught in an enfiladed position in a wadi. I also remember the part about morale in 1944/'45. They were, by that time, a veteran unit and part of the 7th Armoured but the attitude was that they had done their bit and now it was someone else's turn. Veterans; but unwilling to to undertake any further fighting.

[Harry Faversham]

Book's just arrived, a nice read for the weekend.

 

[Harry Faversham]

The Battalion's reached Alamein. I can feel a desert game coming on already!

 

[Harry Faversham]

Another little tome has peaked my interest, I cannot find much information about it though. The book's called:-

Hell Will Not Wait by John Crawford

Can anyone help with a small review please?